Directly. The most important conversations of the first 90 days — manager 1:1s, buddy sessions, honest questions about cultural norms — require acoustic privacy to happen with the candour they need. New hires who must conduct these conversations on the open floor, where surrounding colleagues can overhear, will self-censor. The result is shallower relationship-building, slower cultural integration, and reduced manager confidence in the new hire’s engagement. HIGHKA’s DS,A = 29.4 dB acoustic pods provide the private enclosed space that enables the honest communication that effective onboarding relationships require.